Knitted cap



Patented Feb. 16,1932

unirse starts PAUL IWAN, or-.oHIoA-Go, ILLIiiois Appiication fiiearebruary ia'fiezs serial-'No'. 349,515.3@Y

YThis invention pertains to knitted craps" and vthe object of my invention is to providea' knitted cap, containing therein a degreeof ycomfort-and protection tothe ears hitherto f5 not achieved. A further object is to provide a cap of attractive appearance and sym- .inetrical lines.

In knitted caps commonly used today, the method employed to achieve protection for 10 the ears, is to provide a varying degree ot tension in the cap, thereby causing it to contorni to the irregular outlines of the head,

*,jaws, and neck, thus preventingcoldroin j entering below the cap. This necessarily T5 causes more or less pressure on the head, particularly on the ears, forcing them out of p0- sition, and is undoubtedly uncomfortable in a varying degree, in some cases necessitating frequent removal of the cap to relax the ears.

20 Such caps also after trequentwearing become loose at their bottoni, allowing cold to enter there. How my cap overcomes these faults I will explain in connection with the drawings, n of which f 5 Figure 1 is a plan view showing the strips of knitted fabric from which my cap is formed.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of cap. Figure 3 is a front view ofcap.

. 3f" vFigure 4 is a side View of my cap on kthe head.

My cap consists of zig-zag oralso called diagonally related knitting, Fig. 1. This form of knitting I do not claim as new broad- 35- ly, but I do claim as new the arrangement O such knitting into sections, and the joining o such sections by seams, to form a cap' such as I will describe.

G I knit a flat strip ot diagonally related knitting, one border edge havingive angular ing and enclosing the ears and. afording ka v, degree of protectionY hitherto not`A possible 7 without exerting pressure ,on the ears.` VThis I also claim as vnewand useful.

v4 and;l and Gandfare used to forin'ea'r laps. Theseprfoj ections are apparent-lynot of suiicient depth tocover the efa'rs fully, but when fthe cap is placedon the head,fthe"center of the top of cap assumesa position well to thetis fback of the head, Fig. 4,' 8 .-allowiii'g4 the ear laps to'lextend wellbelOw the ears.

* The projections' tv and 5 on one side of cap and Gand 7 on the otherside arethenformed iiitoy ear laps 'by sewing' together thejselvffvageslF ig.,1`, 9' and 10, and-also l1 and 12, preferably byafhand seainiwhich'; is hardly `visiblefwhich,resiiltsvin a bulging and fiilL ness' ofj fabric, Fig.' `3, 13 ,and 114, orining ear laps', whichexertvno pressure on the ears and fallow them to remain in their natural projecting position wheiithecap is worn.l

yThis Iclaim tolbe new and useful.

The'bottomledges of the ear laps bythis arrangement are given an inherent tendency tocurl inward, Fig. 2, 15 and 16,-therebyy adjusting themselves tothe irregular Vcontour of the `cheeks,'jaws,andr,iieck,thus surround- The least amountV yot' elasticity yor stretch inthe `fabric of vwhich my cap is formed'is yin a direction parallel to the selvages. 89 The bottoniedges of the ear laps, Fig. 2, 17`

and `18, being unbroken selvages, and being already stretched inthe process of making the ear `lap,`andl containing four less sections of knitting than the balance ot the cap allows 35 therefore` a v,very "limited stretch l insuring therebya lasting "fitat, the place where or'- diiiary caps stretch most easily, and Vwhere ak close lit 'isv most necessary to. protect" the Y "earsu kThis also claim'as new and useful. 90' Thejto'p'of'niy cap ismade by sewing tol getherlthe selvage's Fig. 11i-:19 and` 20, and l.also-21 and 22,y on one side, ,and also25land 26 and also 27 aiid28 on the other sideof the cap; Their thestripfis folded in the center, 9 andfwhere theselvages 23 and'24 join a seam is begun, joining thefselvages 23 and 24 con-v tinuing to 'form a Yjunction with the existing seams Fig. 2 41, and is continued joining:

Athe ends of the strip, 29 and 30, completing ""3 symmetrical appearance. This Ialso claim the top, which is of round form and conforms closely to the shape of the head, Fig. 4,-the heavy lines denoting the seams. This arrangement of knitting'and sewing allows ten sections of diagonally related knitting, each coming to a point-Fig. 1,131 to 40, inclusive, to meet in a common center at the top of cap Fig. 4,' and thereby ygiving the cap, particularly when different colors of yarn are used in the knitting, an attractive and as new and useful.

The whole represents a cap which by. conlforming closely tol the outline of the head and ears, allows a closeftvwithout exerting pressure on any .part thereof.

VThis being a full and complete disclosure, I claim the following -l. A'knitted cap comprising sections of ldiagonally related knitting of substantially equal Width, the selvages of one border thereof andv the end edges being sewed together to forma cap of round shape, andan ear pocket being formed vat each side byjoining y the adjacent edges of two 'points of the other border selvage.

2.V A knitted cap comprising a strip of Y diagonally related knitting sub-divided into sections of, substantially equal width, form- 'ing 'on one border edge thereofangular projecting selvages of equal size and shape and parallel selvages on the oppositeborder edge,

'the ends of the strip being cut ina concave manner above the lower border selvage forming a smallprojection on each end of said border, for shaping the cap to the curveat the back of the neck of the wearer.

3. A knitted cap comprising diagonally related knitting, having angular projectionsl on one border edge thereof, a central projection forming the peak ofthe cap and two of said projections'on eachside thereof being formed into a bulging ear pocket by a seam joining 'their originally divergent adjacent edges.V

4. A knitted cap comprising a strip of diagonally related knittingv sub-divided into sections of substantial-1y equal width formingv on one border edge thereof angular projecting selvagesof equal size and shape ,and

parallel selvages on the opposite border edge, i an ear pocket being formed at each side by j joining the adjacent edges of two of said i angular projections of one border providing a localized fullness for the ears without stretching the material at said border while causing the cap` to fit snugly below theears, the ends of'thestrip being cut in a concave manner above the lower border selvage to form a small projection at each end of said border for shaping the cap to the curve at the back ofthe neck of the wearer.

PAUL iwan. 

